Category: Moment of joy

This week and next I get to spend some extra time with my students during elementary day camp. This is a time for them to have some extra practice in English and some structure during the vacation time. This week our theme has been “pizza” and we’ve had a lot of fun making pizzas and…

How do you know that you are adjusted to a new place? When you do a victory fist pump for an errand that once caused you stress and now seems like second nature. When I first moved to Bogota, grocery shopping was a challenge. Where were the best places to buy? What prices are reasonable?…

For about a year now, Ed and I have been attending a church that is very close to our apartment and let me tell you, I love walking to church. I love that I don’t fight traffic, public transportation and can use my journey to church as a time to prepare my mind and heart…

Well my plan of posting weekly hasn’t really happened, but I have been more and more aware of little things in my day where God not only shows himself to me, but tells me he loves me. This morning we had an all staff worship time. The first week of February the city of Bogota…

This year I have the awesome opportunity to dive into God’s word through a Bible study with some of my co-workers. We are doing Beth Moore’s Bible study- Believing God. It has been a great study looking at who God is and challenging up to make our faith active in the present moments. Two…

We headed back to school this week, which led to lots of mixed feelings. I was eager to implement changes in the classroom and see my students, but also sad to be getting up so early in the morning. That being said, it was a great week with my students. I enjoyed looking at bugs,…

I read quite a few blogs and many writers take on a theme for the year to focus on for personal growth. Even though I am not an “official” blogger I like the idea of being faithful to growing in one area. One of the things that is challenging for me is to focus on…